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Call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-843-5678 to report the child's whereabouts. NAME: Ingrid Margarita Lopez MISSING FROM: Fairfax, Va. DATE MISSING: March 25, 2005 AGE AT DISAPPEARANCE: 16 AGE NOW: 17 HEIGHT: 4 feet, 11 inches WEIGHT: 100 pounds HAIR: Black EYES: Brown CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISAPPEARANCE: Ingrid may be in the Fairfax, Va., area or in Maryland. She has a tattoo of a heart on the left side of her torso and a tattoo of an "I" on her left hand.

We thought we had lots of folks running around naked in FloriDUH. And we're jealous that a guy in Virginia managed to get himself arrested for being naked -- in his own house. Really, shouldn't that have happened here? Eric Williamson was brewing coffee in his kitchen when a woman and a 7-year-old boy walked past his window and saw him. The woman complained to cops who arrested him, reports telegraph.co.uk. "Yes I wasn't wearing any clothes but I was alone, in my own home and just got out of bed. It was dark and I had no idea anyone was outside looking in at me," he said.

Students who want international experience in the arts this summer are invited to apply for a spot in the Creative Response International Performing Arts Exchange in Fairfax, Va. Students should have applications in by mid- February. The organization sponsors four- to six-week programs in Russia, Japan, Africa, Australia and Europe that are open to singers, dancers, actors and writers. Students spend time not only living in a host community, but creating, writing and rehearsing a musical that reflects the participants` view of global understanding.

When George Washington was 16, he met Sally Cary Fairfax, the new bride of perhaps the foremost family of Virginia's Tidewater region. George was instantly bewitched by the beautiful and witty Sally, who was a few years his senior. Washington's father passed away when he was 11, and the family struggled. As a boy, George longed to be an officer in the British army and a gentleman planter. Strapping but ungainly, he showed potential though he lacked the standing to even hope to accomplish such dreams in the status-conscious society of Virginia.

Students who want international experience in the arts this summer are invited to apply for a spot in the Creative Response International Performing Arts Exchange in Fairfax, Va. Students should have applications in by mid- February. The organization sponsors four- to six-week programs in Russia, Japan, Africa, Australia and Europe open to singers, dancers, actors and writers. Write to Creative Response International Performing Arts Exchange, 9502-B Lee Highway, Fairfax, Va., 22031, or call 1-800-275-7231 or 1-703-385-4494.

FORT LAUDERDALE -- When it comes to bands of youths roaming the streets, Cindy Bucher won`t even call this one a gang. But the dozen or more teens and young adults who recently began prowling the Fairfax neighborhood are causing consternation among residents in the city`s farthest southwest corner. Some homeowners have reported thefts, and Bucher said the youths have been seen creeping into people`s yards after midnight and after dawn. "Common sense tells you if you have a bunch of kids walking the street at 3 o`clock in the morning, something`s wrong," Bucher said.

Broward Community College scored five runs in the third inning and cruised past Miami-Dade North 6-3 in college baseball Thursday. Pitchers Jeff Hill, Jeff Sponder, Al Little, Derek Vaughan and George Mianowski combined to hold Dade North to four hits. WOMEN`S SOCCER Florida Atlantic University obtained commitments from Kelly McGrath, a striker from Tequesta; Laura Pond, a striker from Zephyrhills; Heather Cohen, a defender/midfielder from Longwood; Rachel Ankney, a goalkeeper from Belleair Bluff; Brooke Murray, a center/halfback from Herndon, Va.; and Amy Churchill, a fullback/midfielder from Fairfax, Va.

When George Washington was 16, he met Sally Cary Fairfax, the new bride of perhaps the foremost family of Virginia's Tidewater region. George was instantly bewitched by the beautiful and witty Sally, who was a few years his senior. Washington's father passed away when he was 11, and the family struggled. As a boy, George longed to be an officer in the British army and a gentleman planter. Strapping but ungainly, he showed potential though he lacked the standing to even hope to accomplish such dreams in the status-conscious society of Virginia.

We thought we had lots of folks running around naked in FloriDUH. And we're jealous that a guy in Virginia managed to get himself arrested for being naked -- in his own house. Really, shouldn't that have happened here? Eric Williamson was brewing coffee in his kitchen when a woman and a 7-year-old boy walked past his window and saw him. The woman complained to cops who arrested him, reports telegraph.co.uk. "Yes I wasn't wearing any clothes but I was alone, in my own home and just got out of bed. It was dark and I had no idea anyone was outside looking in at me," he said.

Citing concerns that pretrial publicity would make it impossible to select an impartial jury, a Virginia judge on Wednesday ordered the Washington-area serial sniper murder trial of Lee Boyd Malvo moved 200 miles south to an oceanside town. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jane Marum Roush ruled that Malvo's trial, scheduled to start in November, would take place in Chesapeake, Va., a city of 200,000 bordering Norfolk and about 20 miles north of the North Carolina line. Roush overruled concerns by Chesapeake officials that the trial would create security and logistical chaos.

Call the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 800-843-5678 to report the child's whereabouts. NAME: Ingrid Margarita Lopez MISSING FROM: Fairfax, Va. DATE MISSING: March 25, 2005 AGE AT DISAPPEARANCE: 16 AGE NOW: 17 HEIGHT: 4 feet, 11 inches WEIGHT: 100 pounds HAIR: Black EYES: Brown CIRCUMSTANCES OF DISAPPEARANCE: Ingrid may be in the Fairfax, Va., area or in Maryland. She has a tattoo of a heart on the left side of her torso and a tattoo of an "I" on her left hand.

Citing concerns that pretrial publicity would make it impossible to select an impartial jury, a Virginia judge on Wednesday ordered the Washington-area serial sniper murder trial of Lee Boyd Malvo moved 200 miles south to an oceanside town. Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Jane Marum Roush ruled that Malvo's trial, scheduled to start in November, would take place in Chesapeake, Va., a city of 200,000 bordering Norfolk and about 20 miles north of the North Carolina line. Roush overruled concerns by Chesapeake officials that the trial would create security and logistical chaos.

Students who want international experience in the arts this summer are invited to apply for a spot in the Creative Response International Performing Arts Exchange in Fairfax, Va. Students should have applications in by mid- February. The organization sponsors four- to six-week programs in Russia, Japan, Africa, Australia and Europe that are open to singers, dancers, actors and writers. Students spend time not only living in a host community, but creating, writing and rehearsing a musical that reflects the participants` view of global understanding.

Students who want international experience in the arts this summer are invited to apply for a spot in the Creative Response International Performing Arts Exchange in Fairfax, Va. Students should have applications in by mid- February. The organization sponsors four- to six-week programs in Russia, Japan, Africa, Australia and Europe open to singers, dancers, actors and writers. Write to Creative Response International Performing Arts Exchange, 9502-B Lee Highway, Fairfax, Va., 22031, or call 1-800-275-7231 or 1-703-385-4494.

Broward Community College scored five runs in the third inning and cruised past Miami-Dade North 6-3 in college baseball Thursday. Pitchers Jeff Hill, Jeff Sponder, Al Little, Derek Vaughan and George Mianowski combined to hold Dade North to four hits. WOMEN`S SOCCER Florida Atlantic University obtained commitments from Kelly McGrath, a striker from Tequesta; Laura Pond, a striker from Zephyrhills; Heather Cohen, a defender/midfielder from Longwood; Rachel Ankney, a goalkeeper from Belleair Bluff; Brooke Murray, a center/halfback from Herndon, Va.; and Amy Churchill, a fullback/midfielder from Fairfax, Va.

FORT LAUDERDALE -- When it comes to bands of youths roaming the streets, Cindy Bucher won`t even call this one a gang. But the dozen or more teens and young adults who recently began prowling the Fairfax neighborhood are causing consternation among residents in the city`s farthest southwest corner. Some homeowners have reported thefts, and Bucher said the youths have been seen creeping into people`s yards after midnight and after dawn. "Common sense tells you if you have a bunch of kids walking the street at 3 o`clock in the morning, something`s wrong," Bucher said.

The Purple Lady liked to paint, and one of her paintings leans against a wall in Chris Sizemore`s house in Bradenton. It is a self-portrait of a woman with thick, dark hair flowing across a lavender background. "She thought we had brown eyes," Sizemore says. Sizemore`s eyes are unmistakably blue. They are one of her most striking features. But when the Purple Lady looked in the mirror and saw Chris Sizemore`s eyes, she saw brown. And that`s the way she painted them. The Purple Lady has been gone for almost 15 years.